Modulators: "Relative" mode when assigning modulator.

[kmatheussen]

From https://github.com/kmatheussen/radium/issues/1092:

Also maybe at some point, it might be worth a thought to introduce a "relative" mode in addition to the now "absolute" mode as well...

(meaning that the values are getting added/subtracted from the current value of the slider... so the slider still can be moved/automated and the modulator really "modulates" the current value of the slider. Basically Ableton/Bitwig/Maschine/Reaper Style Modulation )

[Lykdraft]

Oh yeah. This is also still relevant. However, there might be an easier approach to this:

If the Modulator Module itself would have an Offset Slider, this would basically work the same way. You would then just need to automate the offset slider to offset the target modulation. Might be much easier to do?

Best, tL.

[kmatheussen]

I did actually try to implement this, but gave up. Turned out it was more complicated than I though before starting, or more hairy to be exact. Needs to be planned better before starting, so it's more of a major task than a quick feature I do right before a new release.

On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 5:08 PM Lykdraft [email protected] wrote:

Oh yeah. This is also still relevant. However, there might be an easier approach to this:

If the Modulator Module itself would have an Offset Slider, this would basically work the same way. You would then just need to automate the offset slider to offset the target modulation. Might be much easier to do?

Best, tL.

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[Lykdraft]

Maybe this is easier/even more useful?

Consider the option of "unlinking" Track Automation and SeqTrack Automation. I.e.: Seqtrack Automation modifies (adds/subtracts or scales) Track Editor automation, thus becoming relative automation)_

Hypothetical example: If this option would be on, added Seqtrack automation of "parameter X" defaults to 0/middleline and can be adjusted on a range -1 to 1, scaling or adding/subtracting from the track editor fx automation of parameter X.

Not sure if this is actually more complicated or easier than the orignal relative mode idea for the modulators.

From a usefulness perspective, something like this might be even better because this type of relative automation can be used all the time on any module/parameter automation, not only with modulators.

(EDIT: This is actually also the way how Ableton Automation can and Bitwig Automation does work)